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Cast

Josh Hartnett
as Donald Morton

Radha Mitchell
as Isabelle Sorenson

Gary Cole
as Wallace

Sheila Kelley
as Janice

Erica Leerhsen
as Bronwin

John Carroll Lynch
as Gregory

Nate Mooney
as Roger

Rusty Schwimmer
as Gracie

Robert Wisdom
as Blume

Allen Evangelista
as Skeets

Kelly B. Eviston
as Dr. Trask

Jhon Goodwin
as Rodney

Christa Campbell
as Therapist

Hollis Higgins
as Homeless Man

Wonder Russell
as Teacher

Kristopher Higgins
as Brian

Ron Ford
as Dennis

Jon Fowler
as Stanley

Suzanne Niles
as Hostess

Jerry Sciarrio
as Flower Truck Driver

Bethany Webley
as Lady with Baby

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• Oct 02, 2011

  Illuminating love story between two people with Ausperger's sydrome. Like many autistics, Izzy and Donald live in their own worlds while still having to cope with living in the world at large. Donald (Josh Harnett, indistinguishable from Ethan Hawke here) desperately wants to fit in with society and appear "normal" while Isabella (an exuberant Radha Mitchell) demands that she be accepted for who she is, wild mood swings and all. Obviously a very personal project for director Petter Naess, Izzy and Donald and their many autistic friends are never a source for ridicule, and the film particularly succeeds by communicating their daily challenges at both creating relationships and leading productive lives without resorting to sappy melodrama. The genial tone is more often an upper than a downer, these are simply people who are wired differently and sometimes need extra patience and understanding. Hartnett and Mitchell are fully convincing as these characters, and John Carroll Lynch (best known as Drew's transvestite brother from <i>The Drew Carey Show</i>) does a good job as Harnett's friend with skill at dispensing savvy relationship advice.
  Doctor S Super Reviewer
• Jul 17, 2011

  So-so romance about two people with Aspergers. Josh Hartnett is okay, but Radha Mitchell has decided autism=super-wacky and she grates.
  Lesley N Super Reviewer
• Mar 19, 2010

  Overall pretty good but I dozed off somewhere in the middle.
  Megan S Super Reviewer
• Nov 09, 2009

  There were a few parts that could be left out... but for the most part, this was quite a charming and sweet movie about two people with autism who fall in love with each other. At times, you forget that they have abnormalities because they seem just like regular people.
  Dannielle A Super Reviewer

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